Bass trumpet, E-flat, high pitch
Maker
Frank Holton & Company
Date1910
Place MadeChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
Serial No.10236
SignedEngraved on bell: MADE BY / Frank Holton Co. / CHICAGOMarkingsStamped on left side of second valve casing: 0 / FRANK HOLTON / CHICAGO / 10236
Stamped on spring stems and valve caps: 10236
Stamped on valve casings, spring stems and larger guide lug, respectively: 1, 2, 3
DescriptionBrass, mother-of-pearl finger buttons, double loop in S-formation, main tuning slide at first bow, three Périnet valves (1, ½, 1½), top-sprung, spring inside hollow stem, alignment by two unequal lugs on spring anchor plate, nickel-silver-plated brass pistons, single water key at main tuning slide, windway 1-2-3.
Gold brass mouthpiece stamped: DENIS WICK · LONDON // 2
The E-flat bass trumpet is used in romantic orchestra works, notably in Richard Wagner’s Ring Cycle, but also in brass bands, especially in Germany.
DimensionsHeight: 576 mm
Tube length: 1973 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum, tuning slide, valve slides): 11.4 mm, 9.9 mm, 11.8 mm, 11.89 mm (0.468 inches)
Bell diameter: 141 mm (5 5/8 inches)
ProvenancePurchased in 1988 from Norm Bartold, California.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number06941
On View
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1750 ca.
